rproxy

HTTP reverse proxy implementation based on Node.js and Docker.

rproxy is based on fast-gateway and is a ready to use Docker container image for implementing reverse proxies or API Gateways.

See: https://github.com/BackendStack21/fast-gateway

Usage

config.js

module.exports = {

  middlewares: [
    require('cors')()
  ],

  routes: [{
    prefix: '/api',
    target: 'https://httpbin.org'
  }, {
    proxyType: 'websocket',
    prefix: '/echo',
    target: 'ws://ws.ifelse.io'
  }]

}

Running locally using Docker

docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 -v $(pwd)/config.js:/rproxy/src/config.js kyberneees/rproxy:latest

Dockerfile

FROM kyberneees/rproxy:latest
COPY config.js ./src

Configuration

Environment values

• PORT: Indicates the running port of the HTTP server. Defaults to: 8080

Installing custom NPM modules

In order to use custom NPM modules, those have to be installed through your Dockerfile. For example:

FROM kyberneees/rproxy:latest

RUN npm i morgan 

Modules installed by default:

• cors: https://www.npmjs.com/package/cors
• http-cache-middleware: https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-cache-middleware